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Chapter 846 Crested Ibis
Chapter 840 Seven Crested Ibis

The Japanese have a serious crested ibis complex.

Because the Latin scientific name of this bird is "Nipponia nippon", the literal translation is "Japan's Japan". The name of the bird is named after the country name, which is similar to the relationship between porcelain in English and China and Qin, which is enough to see its origin with Japan.

In the [-]th century, naming according to the place where it was discovered was an international practice at that time. At that time, China was still closed to the outside world. As an oriental bird, crested ibises were first recognized by Westerners in Japan, and only then did they get this Latin scientific name.

In Japan's oldest history book "Nihon Shoki", there is such a text: "Bury Emperor Suijing in the Mausoleum of Peach Blossom Bird Field in Japan..."

"Bury Emperor Suinhito on Peach Blossom Bird Pond..."

"Emperor Xuanhua was buried in the Mausoleum on Peach Blossom and Niaopo, Dawa Kingdom...".

"Peach Blossom Bird" is another name for crested ibises in Japan. Three Japanese emperors were buried in cemeteries named after crested ibises. These royal cemeteries are the habitats of crested ibises.

The feathers of crested ibises were made into various Japanese weapons or ceremonial utensils, such as crested ibises arrow feathers, which were the favorite objects of Japanese nobles at that time.

The first wing feather of the crested ibis was also used as an ornament when the Japanese emperor was crowned.

In addition, in the Ise Jingu, which is dedicated to the ancestor of the Japanese emperor Amaterasu, in the ceremony of moving the palace every 20 years, one of the most important items is to give the handle of the "Sugariyu Hengdao", the treasure in the palace. On the top, two brightly colored crested ibis feathers with strong feathers, more than five inches in length and one inch and one minute in width are tied.

However, this guy is very disrespectful to the Japanese, and despite Japan's spare no effort to protect them, the number and distribution of crested ibises has deteriorated rapidly.

The Japanese were almost desperate to save the crested ibises, and were finally forced to capture more than 20 crested ibises remaining in the wild into cages for "emergency rescue".

However, it was not successful. The wild crested ibises could not adapt to the artificial environment and died one after another.

The Japanese were very anxious. Since the [-]s, some politicians have written to the Chinese Academy of Sciences through personal relationships, hoping that China will pay attention to the situation of wild crested ibises and not repeat their mistakes.

After the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan in [-], the Japanese Environmental Agency immediately submitted a formal request to the Environmental Committee of the State Council of China to search for wild crested ibises in China.

However, the Chinese Ministry of Forestry and the Chinese Academy of Sciences replied to the State Council at that time: since [-], there has been no news of any crested ibis in China.

The Japanese did not give up. Under their repeated urging, in [-], entrusted by the State Council, the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences was ordered to form an expert investigation team, which officially opened the prelude to the search for wild crested ibises in China.

China has been looking for it for three years, but to no avail.

Just when everyone thought that wild crested ibises were extinct, in May [-], ornithologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences finally discovered seven wild crested ibises in Yaojiagou, Shanzhou Province!

The news excited both countries.An agreement was reached that year to establish a protection station.

The Japan Environment Agency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Japan Bird Conservation Alliance and other organizations donated protection equipment and funds from telescopes to incubators to Shanzhou through cooperation, and helped Shanzhou build a crested ibis breeding and rescue center and a crested ibis food breeding facility. Dadi alleviated the situation of insufficient funds and equipment shortages for the protection of crested ibis.

After 17 years of hard work, the Chinese Crested Ibis population has expanded to a certain extent.In [-], the Chinese government presented Japan with a pair of crested ibises. After that, Japan provided government cooperation funds for the protection of crested ibises to my country every year.

Just like panda diplomacy, the mention of crested ibises in Japan is usually a diplomatic event.

In 27, the last crested ibis raised in captivity in Japan, the [-]-year-old "old lady" Ajin, finally died. Since then, all crested ibis of Japanese origin have become extinct.

The few crested ibises donated by China have shown great vitality in Japan, and the number has grown to nearly a hundred.

In China, the number has grown from seven to more than 2000, including more than 1000 in the wild.

Although the two countries have worked together to bring the crested ibis back from extinction, the situation is not optimistic.

The offspring bred by the seven crested ibises have genetic defects and the hatching rate is not high. Only a dozen or so chicks can hatch out of every one hundred eggs.

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The crested ibises finally arrived, and Weiwei and Miao Wa organized a team to send the crested ibises to the terraced fields at the foot of the mountain for primary domestication.

Li Junge is not too fond of the crested ibis, mainly because the bird does not look good in his eyes.

It is of medium size, has the body of an egret, but has short legs, and has an unpleasant head.

The feathers on the head and neck are crown feathers stretching backwards and drooping. The entire face, including the forehead, around the eyes, eyelids and the base of the lower mouth, are all bare and hairless, revealing bright red skin, just like a white-haired man who cut off white hair in the early years of the Republic of China. The old man with disheveled hair after braids and flushed face from drinking is as decadent as he can be.

Coupled with a long black curved mouth, it means that this old man is still holding a weird dry tobacco rod with a thin front and a thick back. If there is no white hair to pretend to be, it can be said that it is completely impossible to see, even his own white salamander. .

But when the ten crested ibises were released from the cage and opened their wings to take off with a chirp, Li Junge knew why the Japanese liked this bird.

As soon as this thing flew up, the feathers under the wings and under the tail immediately appeared in everyone's eyes. It was a very beautiful pink color that brightened the eyes and made people feel comfortable.

Li Junge murmured to Liangzi: "There is no one worthy of fame, let me tell you why you like this thing so much."

Liangzi looked at the ten crested ibises flying up the treetops, clasped her hands and prayed silently, then opened her eyes and said to Li Junge: "The pink color of the crested ibises is our national color in Japan, and it often appears on the kimono of the princess. It has been decided that this year's goal is to bring out crested ibis-colored lacquer and silk thread, and Manxi Bamboo Workshop will make a pair of crested ibis-colored silk handles, jade mouths and pole bags to commemorate."

Li Junge thought to himself that this set of poles should not be seen by Xiaoge's Naoshan Sparrow, otherwise he would be crying and clamoring to try the poles.

He laughed and said, "You just like to make everything more ritualistic, but it is indeed very commemorative. I believe they will live well in Lijiagou."

Now there are a lot of loaches, eels, and small fish in the space. When the life of these crested ibises stabilizes, Li Junge plans to use space food to help them cheat, to see if the problem of the low hatching rate of crested ibises can be improved.

There are still many follow-up matters. The conservation of wild animals does not mean that they can be finished by throwing them into the ground. The GPS positioning anklets on the ankles of each crested ibis need to be included in the monitoring system of the Lijiagou Conservation Foundation.

Li Junge was very interested in this anklet, and he said to Wei Wei: "How can this thing be so small? Tell me about it! My golden retriever and hemp head are flying with such heavy equipment on their backs. Everyone is shouting to reduce the burden and reduce the burden, but the children in the family recite more and more..."

Weiwei couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "It's not the same thing at all, okay? Let me ask the foundation for you. I haven't seen it before. It's probably some kind of black technology."

The crested ibises are resident birds, and they usually don't leave their habitats when they settle down. Wei Wei is still thinking about something good: "The breeding season of the crested ibises is from March to May. If these couples are more diligent, maybe they can lay a wave of eggs."

Li Junge couldn't help but hit her: "You are so beautiful, you don't know what Ji Luoyu was like in the first year of Lijiagou, it's useless to be anxious, this matter still has to be scientific. Let's go, nothing last week Going up the mountain, the boss and the second don't know how to miss me."

Miao Wa also wanted to go with Li Junge, but he hadn't even seen Ba Wangxiu before, but was dragged away by Wei Wei.

This habitat also needs to install infrared cameras and build a hidden bird-watching shed, and things still need to be done.

That night, before the infrared camera was fully activated, Li Junge replaced all the fry, eel, loach, and snails in the paddy fields not far from the big tree where the crested ibises lived, with space food.

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Life in Lijiagou is becoming more and more colorful. When Li Junge returns from molesting the boss and the second child on the mountain, the new dragon boat has already launched.

The dragon boat can't be seen now, and there is no paint to decorate it. Uncle A Chong is already busy carving the dragon head, and that thing is the most important thing.

However, it does not affect the training use, so the daily training is moved from the shore to the ship.

Every afternoon, from time to time on the Wuxi River, the sound of drums and the shouts of the men will be remembered, and two dragon boats will skim the water and fly on the Wuxi River.

I heard that the people in Baimi Township and Panao Township were not idle, and the two dragon boats rowed between Panao Township and Baimi Township.

In the first year, all the teams didn't know how deep they were, and every team was full of confidence, and they always felt that the champion was none other than themselves.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was late April again, and Si Xingzhun sent an invitation letter in a fake manner, solemnly inviting President Li and his wife A Yin to attend the premiere of "Great General" in Shudu.

Li Junge is really afraid of this now. Although Ayin secretly eliminated the big cloth clothes and the second cloth trousers from the closet one by one, cocoon silk, fine linen, and fine cotton cloth for female workers are also comfortable to wear.

Therefore, the slim fit, narrow and stylish suits and leather shoes are regarded by Li Junge as anti-human existence.

Ayin vetoed Li Junge's attempt to avoid laziness with one vote: "Can you not give Erzhun face? Besides, don't forget that you are still a screenwriter!"

Li Junge felt that it was boring: "Even Guan Hai's broken script made him a screenwriter. The name of this screenwriter suddenly makes me feel strange..."

Ayin covered her mouth and smiled: "You can save your mouth a little bit of damage, Guanhai brother values ​​this name very much, and you are not allowed to mention it in the future! Besides, he has indeed achieved results! I heard that our country It will also be introduced as a blockbuster movie!"

Li Junge said: "Forget it, let's go!"

Accompanied by Liang Huili, as a relative of Si Xingzhun, this premiere is also a must-see.

When they arrived in Jiachuan, Tang Jiankai and Zhu Chaoan Xiaomei were also waiting at the pier, and the six of them made up a car and drove towards Shudu.

The premiere is still the old routine, dressing up, walking the red carpet, going on stage, giving interviews.

The stills of "Great General" have sparked heated discussions before, and almost all of the reporters' questions focused on it.

A reporter asked: "Xiaozhun, this film claims to be the most accurate film about Wu Chu's life in the Spring and Autumn Period. May I ask if this film can meet the aesthetic needs of today's audience?"

Si Xingzhun smiled and said: "Beauty is very complicated. It doesn't mean that delicate and elegant things can be called beautiful. The water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are beautiful; the Hukou of the Yellow River is also beautiful. Women are gentle and beautiful. The masculinity of a man can also be called beauty; architecture, machinery, urban planning and layout, and even social structures all have beauty.”

(End of this chapter)